DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 09/14 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0955z - - 0959z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 67.2 - - 69.9 - - 64.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 185 - - 27 - - -51 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2664 - - 2873 - - 48 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2385 - - 921 - - 920 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3553 - - 3762 - - 937 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 630 - - 809 - - 1555 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 329 - - 200 - - 23 W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 16 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 135 - - 153 - - 138 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -297 - - -1590 - - -3080 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3850 - - 5352 - - 4018 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -9435 - - -11418 - - -12298 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 12988 - - 15180 - - 13235 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 83 - - 94 - - 74 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 170 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 67.2 - - 69.9 - - 64.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 53.7 - - 49.9 - - 50.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 66.2 - - 69.9 - - 66.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 52.4 - - 48.6 - - 49.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 185 - - 27 - - -51 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2664 - - 2873 - - 48 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 34 - - 77 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 7 - - 8 EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 98903 8 138 6 118 11 096 98903 91527 8 169 6 168 8 074 91527 85793 13 157 6 207 4 212 85793 81001 6 180 6 172 11 207 81001 76865 15 237 7 217 7 225 76865 73228 9 232 16 241 9 270 73228 69965 3 297 9 227 11 231 69965 66975 12 304 4 213 9 208 66975 64190 13 293 13 277 2 260 64190 61497 6 266 19 268 12 297 61497 58717 11 304 19 283 18 297 58717 55860 32 299 20 287 30 286 55860 53166 41 291 37 284 32 279 53166 50766 66 286 39 278 29 285 50766 48612 62 288 39 288 38 292 48612 46648 56 297 53 288 46 287 46648 44839 57 303 58 287 49 280 44839 43160 62 302 60 288 52 274 43160 41591 66 298 60 288 51 274 41591 40117 67 296 60 286 48 279 40117 38723 66 294 58 289 41 276 38723 37367 64 288 53 291 36 272 37367 35984 59 290 47 288 35 276 35984 34541 56 289 46 282 36 277 34541 33043 58 289 50 278 38 279 33043 31473 57 289 49 273 38 280 31473 29819 56 289 48 270 38 281 29819 28086 52 290 52 272 38 276 28086 26277 49 295 49 273 40 269 26277 24390 45 298 40 281 42 265 24390 22430 36 304 40 276 45 257 22430 20394 29 295 30 259 43 253 20394 18279 27 283 28 263 40 253 18279 16125 24 286 28 270 36 255 16125 14048 23 295 24 267 37 255 14048 12158 22 296 19 261 36 250 12158 10476 22 284 24 270 33 241 10476 8980 24 281 25 268 32 241 8980 7650 22 283 17 251 28 237 7650 6471 17 278 13 239 25 224 6471 5429 7 282 13 194 23 209 5429 4516 7 139 19*157 27 188 4516 3717 12*135 18*152 30 170 3717 3011 12*135 18 152 29 158 3011 2389 12 135 17 153 27 152 2389 1871 12 135 16 153 25 150 1871 1472 11 135 15 153 22 147 1472 1198 11 135 14 153 18 142 1198 1032 10 135 12 153 14*141 1032 937 8 135 10 153 7*138 937 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography